WORKSHOPS AND PRIVATE TUTORIALS

LEARN THE ART OF PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTING

Dickerman Prints is proud to offer fine art printing tutorials and workshops. Through collaboration and instruction, we will work to give your images greater depth and range. Learn how to make beautiful, engaging prints that articulate what you would like your photograph to say.

The tutorial will be tailored to the needs of each participant, and can accommodate photographers with advanced Photoshop skills, or those just beginning their digital practice. Regardless of experience, this tutorial will give you the tools to make your prints better than you thought possible!

The costs is $375 — and Includes 10 feet of 30” wide Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper — a $300 value

Additional time may be booked at $150 per hour, which includes an additional 4 feet of 30” wide paper.

Areas of assistance can include:

image manipulation, retouching and editing

tonality, density and contrast

uses of curves, levels, layers, masks, brushes

image sharpening

image rescue techniques

darkroom techniques, as they translate into digital photography best practices

file sizing

formatting decisions

cropping

editing

sequencing

portfolio preparation

exhibition preparation

paper choices

print finishing options

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Seth Dickerman has been a professional printer since 1978, working with many of the country’s most respected photographers. A highly experienced teacher, Seth has trained many other professional printers. He has taught at both the UC Berkeley ASUC Art Center and at Pittsburgh Filmmakers, and has led numerous other fine printing workshops. His extensive darkroom experience uniquely informs his work with digital materials. Seth has exhibited his personal work widely and is represented by Kopeikin Gallery in Los Angeles. His work is in many public and private collections.

*10 linear feet of 30” wide paper will yield up to 45 8×10” prints, or a lesser number of larger sized prints. Any remaining unexposed paper will be available you for you to print on at a later time, at your convenience.

HOURS

Dickerman Prints - Your San Francisco Custom Photo Lab

Dickerman Prints - San Francisco Custom Photo Lab

Dickerman Prints is a full-service custom photo lab in San Francisco, producing photographic and archival pigment prints to the highest standards. Our Polielettronica Laserlab, a state-of-the-art silver halide photographic printer and processor, is also available for D.I.Y. printing. Customers may use one of four free Macintosh workstations at the lab, or work with us online directly from their studios.